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How to Use LinkedIn: When to Accept or Decline an Invitation

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on April 1, 2021

When to Accept a LinkedIn Invitation

Like many people, right now I have a huge number of pending LinkedIn invitations. LinkedIn advises us to accept connection requests only if we know a person well, but since so many people have thousands of connections, clearly, a lot of LinkedIn users are ignoring LinkedIn’s instructions and are using other criteria to decide whether to accept.… Read more... “How to Use LinkedIn: When to Accept or Decline an Invitation”

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Filed Under: Job Search, Social Media

How To Use LinkedIn: Success Stories

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on April 2, 2021

How To Use LinkedIn

To many people, LinkedIn seems like a chaotic, confusing mess. It can feel like there are too many strangers trying to connect with you, too many people trying to sell you something, and too much content that isn’t relevant to you.… Read more... “How To Use LinkedIn: Success Stories”

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LinkedIn Success Story: Paul Johnson

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on April 2, 2021

Paul Johnson

Eight months ago, Paul Johnson had never used LinkedIn but he had heard that doing so might be beneficial to his marketing consulting business, Missing Piece Marketing. Johnson created an account and began experimenting.

First Johnson joined 20 LinkedIn groups associated with marketing and the small business community.… Read more... “LinkedIn Success Story: Paul Johnson”

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How To Use LinkedIn: Advice From A Recruiter

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on April 2, 2021

How To Use LinkedIn

Job seekers, recruiter Bruce Hurwitz has advice on how to use LinkedIn: Focus on keywords and make your availability clear! He explains,

“I use LinkedIn to find candidates. I do a search in the geographic area of my client, filtering by industry, and I send a message through LinkedIn to everyone in my network who appears in the search results.

… Read more... “How To Use LinkedIn: Advice From A Recruiter”
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How To Use LinkedIn: Patricia Nixon

By Janet Scarborough Civitelli, Ph.D. Last updated on March 10, 2022

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When Patricia Nixon was laid off in 2008 from her consulting position as a Business Analyst for the NYC Mayor’s Office, she decided that since she loves to write, her first priority was to write. She began writing everywhere.

While reading discussions on LinkedIn, she realized that most discussions posted there weren’t really discussions at all, just one-way promotions where no one was talking to anyone else.… Read more... “How To Use LinkedIn: Patricia Nixon”

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